CDC: Nevada Ranks Second For Adult Suicides

LAS VEGAS (AP) — New government data show Nevada has the second-highest suicide rate in the country among people aged 35 to 64, although the rise in the rate was much slower than it was nationally.

The 319 suicides among middle-aged people in Nevada in 2010 marked a nearly 12 percent increase from a decade earlier. But that’s less than the 28 percent rate increase nationwide, and marked the fourth-slowest rise among states.

The uptick came during a period that included the recession and the mortgage crisis.